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puffen.

to puff, blow out (hot air, such as the chugging of a steam engine)

6 characters2 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

verb
  1. to puff, blow out (hot air, such as the chugging of a steam engine)

  2. to flatulate, to break wind, to fart

    Suriname
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch puffen, sharing an imitative Proto-Germanic base with Old English pyffan, Middle English puffen, English puff. Compare Middle Low German puffen.

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